Bellowhead reveal video for new single ‘Roll The Woodpile Down’ | FESTIVALPHOTO

Bellowhead reveal video for new single ‘Roll The Woodpile Down’

Fresh from their victory as winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Album, 11-piece folk supergroup Bellowhead reveal their new video for their already incredibly successful single, Roll The Woodpile Down.

It’s no secret that Bellowhead are one of the best live bands around (as their 5 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Live Band will attest) and this brand new video showcases the band in their element – live at a sell-out show in Glasgow.

Roll The Woodpile Down is the second single to be taken from the band’s new, Top 20, album Broadside. Vocalist, and arranger, Jon Boden explains a little more about the track:

This is a song I've known for ages - I think I first heard it sung in the pub in Durham where I used to hang out. I came up with the basic idea backstage in Birkenhead on the tour before last - I was a bit bored so started doing a bit of fiddle singing in the dressing room. It's often just a little thing that's gives you a door into an arrangement - with Woodpile it was adding an extra beat to the 'Georgia Line' so that you can get more vocal impact out of it. From there it was just a case of finding a second melody line to set against the song tune (this ended up being a simple oboe riff) and then putting it all together with the band. It's been working really well live, particular since all the airplay on Radio 2 - people really know the chorus now!